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Transfiguration is an event plant card in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes and a member of the PvZH Kabloom IconKabloom class. It costs 4SunPvZH to play and has 4StrengthPvZH/7HeartPvZH.

It does not have any traits, and its ability transforms a plant, including it, into another random plant when that plant takes damage in any way and does not get destroyed. This ability stacks with each Transfiguration on the field and persists until all Transfigurations are removed from the field.

It was introduced in update 1.18.13, along with Go-Nuts, Witch Hazel, Haunted Pumpking, Ketchup Mechanic, Fraidy Cat, Sneezing Zombie, Exploding Fruitcake, Unexpected Gifts, and Frankentuar.

It was made available in the Food Fight bundle on November 14, 2017. As of update 1.24.6, it is now craftable.

Origin[]

Fig

It is based on the common fig (Ficus carica), an Asian species of flowering plants in the mulberry family best known for its leaf.

Its name is based on the real meaning of transfiguration, a complete change of form or appearance into a more beautiful or spiritual state.

Its appearance is a pun on the word "fig" in its name.

Its description both references its ability, and Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle, a part of quantum mechanics.

Statistics[]

  • Class: Kabloom
  • Tribes: Leafy Fruit Plant
  • Traits: None
  • Ability: Whenever a Plant is hurt and survives, transform it into a random Plant.
  • Set: Event

Card description[]

"By Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle, if you look at a Plant too closely, you actually change what that Plant is..."

Update history[]

Update 1.18.13[]

  • Added to the game.

Update 1.24.6[]

  • Became craftable.
  • Ability wording change: Now correctly says that the plant has to survive.

Update 1.26.3[]

  • Stength change: 2StrengthPvZH → 3StrengthPvZH

Update 1.30.4[]

  • Strength change: 3StrengthPvZH → 4StrengthPvZH

Strategies[]

With[]

Transfiguration is a fun card to play with as it has no restriction on what random plant it can transform into, unlike Seedling. The transformed plant can range from as weak as Peashooter to as powerful as Cornucopia, allowing you to create synergies you normally wouldn't be able to.

Keep in mind that if a plant is destroyed after it takes damage, Transfiguration's ability will not activate. Do not use 1HeartPvZH plants like Puff-Shroom with it, as you will have to boost their health in order to activate its ability. Instead, use high-health plants like Wall-Nut and Invasive Species as if they get hurt and survive, they will transform into a random plant. Transfiguration can also transform a plant into something with 1HeartPvZH, although this cannot be prevented.

Spudow can use this plant well as he has access to health boosts, which can allow more plants to be transformed more, and Galacta-Cactus, which can transform swarms of plants, as if it gets destroyed, all plants will be transformed. However, be careful with this strategy, because it will also transform Transfiguration, shutting down any future transformations unless Spudow protects it with Force Field.

If you have two or more Transfigurations on the field, any plant that gets hurt will transform multiple times, and any time a plant is transformed into another plant with a "When played" ability, that ability will activate before that plant transforms again. This allows you to create powerful combinations, depending on your luck.

Since transforming a plant counts as playing a plant, Muscle Sprout works well with it. However, only Captain Combustible can do this normally. Another problem is that Muscle Sprout must be protected too, and Captain Combustible's protecting options are limited to Torchwood, who is better off with other pea plants, Sweet Potato, who draws aggravation and shortens its own survivability, and Pear Pal and Puff-Shroom, both of which are difficult to utilize as Team-Up shields due to their nature, not to mention that all four have low health. Astro-Shroom has it better, though, as both him and Transfiguration are in the Kabloom class, meaning that synergy with each other is not limited to a certain hero.

Overall, it is absolutely important to protect Transfiguration, so as to make the most use of it. While it has a high health stat that decreases the likelihood of it being destroyed at once, it will turn itself into a random plant if it takes even a small amount of damage, shutting down any future combos with it. Fortunately, Spudow can work around it by playing Transfiguration in Force Field, but he should be wary of opposing environment decks.

Against[]

Due to its ability, Transfiguration pressures you to destroy all plants you want to in one go. Do not play damaging cards unless they can destroy the plant, whether alone, or with the help of Zombot Sharktronic Sub or the PvZH Deadly IconDeadly trait. You also have to be extra cautious with mass-damaging abilities like Fireworks Zombie's, Gas Giant's, and Barrel of Deadbeards', as it will damage and transform all non-PvZH Armored IconArmored plants. The only exception is 1HeartPvZH plants, which will be instantly destroyed when they get hurt.

However, Transfiguration can also be an asset for you as its ability allows for an easy way to get rid of strong plants or annoying Team-Up walls that result from transformations. If Transfiguration is on the field, you can hurt the plant (and not Transfiguration) and hope that it transforms into something weaker. PvZH Crazy IconCrazy heroes can do this before combat, giving themselves a bigger edge than usual if the plan succeeds.

Transfiguration itself can be stopped easily, as any form of harm will either outright destroy it (such as playing Rocket Science), or transform it and put an end to its ability. However, you will lose the opportunity to tamper with your opponent's strategy, but it's still better than nothing.

Gallery[]

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In other languages[]

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language Name Description
United States of America English Transfiguration
China Simplified Chinese 变形无花果 lit. "Shape-Shifting Fig"
Taiwan Traditional Chinese 變形體 lit. "Shape-Shifting Object"
France French Transfiguration
Brazil Brazilian Portuguese Transfiguração
Russia Russian Инжир


Trivia[]

  • When it activates its ability, it briefly transforms into a Peashooter, a Black-Eyed Pea, and a Cattail before reverting back to its original appearance.
    • This sequence is actually an increase in sun cost by 1SunPvZH: Peashooter costs 1SunPvZH, Black-Eyed Pea costs 2SunPvZH, Cattail costs 3SunPvZH, and Transfiguration costs 4SunPvZH.
  • It has the most health out of all Kabloom cards, as well as all event cards.
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Common Small-Nut · Sting Bean · Wall-Nut · Pismashio · Spineapple
Uncommon
Premium Potato Mine · Cactus · Gardening Gloves · Sea-Shroom · Water Chestnut · Pea-Nut · Steel Magnolia
Galactic Photosynthesizer · Spikeweed Sector · Plantern
Colossal Grape Responsibility · Primal Potato Mine
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Colossal Blockbuster
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Super-Rare
Premium Jugger-Nut · Mirror-Nut · Guacodile · Doom-Shroom
Galactic Galacta-Cactus · Force Field · Gravitree
Colossal Three-Nut
Triassic Marine Bean · Primal Wall-Nut
Legendary
Premium Poppin' Poppies · Soul Patch · Wall-Nut Bowling
Galactic Body-Gourd · Pecanolith
Colossal Tricarrotops
Triassic Loco Coco
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Token Cards Hothead
Superpowers Peel Shield · Power Pummel · Tater Toss · Uncrackable · Genetic Amplification · Bubble Up · Nut Signal · Root Wall · Ensign Uproot
PvZH Kabloom Icon Kabloom
Heroes Nightcap · Captain Combustible · Solar Flare · Spudow
Common Button Mushroom · Berry Blast · Buff-Shroom · Seedling · Zapricot
Uncommon
Premium Poison Mushroom · Berry Angry · Mushroom Ringleader · Poison Ivy · Pair of Pears · Bluesberry · Sizzle
Galactic Banana Bomb · Mushroom Grotto · Invasive Species
Colossal Puff-Shroom
Triassic Veloci-Radish Hatchling · Hot Lava
Rare
Premium Shroom for Two · Wild Berry · Petal-Morphosis · Sour Grapes · Poison Oak
Galactic Cosmic Mushroom · Lava Guava
Colossal Cro-Magnolia
Triassic Shelf Mushroom
Super-Rare
Premium Punish-Shroom · Sergeant Strongberry · Cherry Bomb · Grapes of Wrath
Galactic Astro-Shroom · Banana Launcher · Pair Pearadise
Colossal Fireweed · Imitater
Triassic Strawberrian
Legendary
Premium Pineclone · Dandy Lion King · Kernel Corn
Galactic Reincarnation · Molekale
Colossal Gloom-Shroom
Triassic Veloci-Radish Hunter
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Token Cards Hothead
Superpowers Mush-Boom · Blazing Bark · Tater Toss · Sunburn · Meteor Strike · More Spore · Storm Front
PvZH Mega-Grow Icon Mega-Grow
Heroes Chompzilla · Grass Knuckles · Green Shadow · Captain Combustible
Common Peashooter · Torchwood · Cabbage-Pult · Fertilize · Flourish · Grow-Shroom · Repeater
Uncommon
Premium Bonk Choy · Pea Pod · Sweet Potato · Fire Peashooter · Skyshooter
Galactic Coffee Grounds · Sweet Pea · Vegetation Mutation
Colossal Umbrella Leaf
Triassic Half-Banana · Typical Beanstalk
Rare
Premium The Podfather · Plant Food · Re-Peat Moss · Whipvine · Super-Phat Beets
Galactic Banana Peel · Cosmic Pea
Colossal Bamboozle
Triassic Pea Patch
Super-Rare
Premium Party Thyme · Black-Eyed Pea · Potted Powerhouse · Espresso Fiesta
Galactic Moonbean · Pod Fighter · The Red Plant-It
Colossal Split Pea · Grape Power
Triassic Savage Spinach
Legendary
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Galactic Captain Cucumber · Onion Rings
Colossal Gatling Pea
Triassic Apotatosaurus
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Superpowers Devour · Power Pummel · Precision Blast · Blazing Bark · Embiggen · Holo-Flora · Time to Shine
PvZH Smarty Icon Smarty
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Common Snowdrop · Weenie Beanie · Snow Pea · Cattail · Smoosh-Shroom · Threepeater
Uncommon
Premium Iceberg Lettuce · Shellery · Rescue Radish · Spring Bean · Vanilla · Carrotillery
Galactic Mars Flytrap · Planet of the Grapes · Leaf Blower
Colossal Grave Mistake · Pear Pal
Triassic Primal Peashooter
Rare
Premium Admiral Navy Bean · Lightning Reed · Chilly Pepper · Navy Bean · Jumping Bean
Galactic Cosmic Bean · Melon-Pult
Colossal Tricorn
Triassic Lily Pad
Super-Rare
Premium Sow Magic Beans · Bean Counter · Snapdragon · Winter Squash
Galactic Laser Cattail · Bog of Enlightenment · Cool Bean
Colossal Jelly Bean
Triassic Rotobaga · Shrinking Violet
Legendary
Premium Brainana · Winter Melon · The Great Zucchini
Galactic Shooting Starfruit · Dark Matter Dragonfruit
Colossal Lima-Pleurodon
Triassic Bird of Paradise
Event Cards Spyris · Go-Nuts · Mayflower · Sportacus · Snake Grass · Witch Hazel · Jolly Holly · Sap-Fling
Token Cards Magic Beanstalk · Sappy Place
Superpowers Peel Shield · Mush-Boom · Precision Blast · Goatify · Genetic Amplification · Big Chill · Transmogrify · Whirlwind · Lieutenant Carrotron · Lightspeed Seed
PvZH Solar Icon Solar
Heroes Chompzilla · Rose · Solar Flare · Wall-Knight
Common Bellflower · Sunflower · Mixed Nuts · Squash · Smashing Pumpkin
Uncommon
Premium Morning Glory · Fume-Shroom · Pepper M.D. · Water Balloons · Venus Flytrap · Bloomerang · Metal Petal Sunflower
Galactic Cosmoss · Apple-Saucer · Venus Flytraplanet
Colossal Kernel-Pult
Triassic Lil' Buddy · Sunnier-Shroom
Rare
Premium Sage Sage · Magnifying Grass · Whack-a-Zombie · Lawnmower · Power Flower
Galactic Cosmic Flower · Heartichoke
Colossal Elderberry
Triassic Eyespore
Super-Rare
Premium Twin Sunflower · 2nd-Best Taco of All Time · Chomper · Laser Bean
Galactic Solar Winds · Wing-Nut · Tactical Cuke
Colossal Primal Sunflower · Sunflower Seed
Triassic Sun Strike
Legendary
Premium Briar Rose · Three-Headed Chomper · Cornucopia
Galactic Astrocado · Astro Vera
Colossal Cob Cannon
Triassic Aloesaurus
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Token Cards Astrocado Pit
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Unobtainable
Superpowers Flick-a-Zombie · Inspire · Rejuvenate
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